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Corruption & Bad Governance

Controver$ial court deci$ion$?!

by reynz on February 11, 2012

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(Photo Credits: Inquirer) I don’t know! Who knows. Since they refuse to open the “envelope”, the universe is the boundary for wild imaginations on how he amassed those numbers! That’s why it’s really disappointing that the Supreme Court would make super himasok to the Senate’s Impeachment Trial by ruling that Corona’s dollar accounts cannot be [...]

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Wow! Corona’s daughter earning P8,476 a year is able to buy P18 million property in Manila! Is this true?! Day 6 of the Impeachment Trial (GMA video of the trial at 1:45), I heard that, with zero reported ITR income, Cristina Corona was able to buy this La Vista property for P11 Million. Today, I’m [...]

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR CORRUPTION

by reynz on January 24, 2012

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This nation called the Flippines is just reeking with rottenness. Every single cent in the national coffers is being stolen right now as I post this update. It’s an all for one, one for all. Yes, all branches of the government. The Judiciary, Legislative and Executive, LGU’s included. Corrupt people rule the country, in and [...]

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Justice for Ensign Philip Pestaño

by reynz on January 12, 2012

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“The Office of the Ombudsman has filed with the Sandiganbayan murder charges against 10 Philippine Navy officials for the death of Ensign Philip Pestaño in 1995. The Ombudsman ruled that his death was not a suicide. No bail was recommended for the 10 respondents. Charged were Philippine Navy officials, Naval Capt. Ricardo Ordoñez, CDR Reynaldo [...]

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(Picture Credits: Inquirer) And so, the Commission on Elections filed two cases of electoral sabotage against former Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. for the alleged cheating that took place in North and South Cotabato during the 2007 senatorial elections. By this, we will find out if there was an algorithmic fibonachi in the 2007 senatorial [...]

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Two years and still no justice: A call to bloggers, Twitter users and social media activists

November 20, 2011
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by End Impunity: NUJP’s Countdown to Ampatuan Massacre’s Second Anniversary on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 3:45am On November 21, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, in cooperation with other media groups, is launching a Blog Action Day in connection with our commemoration of the second anniversary of the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan [...]

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the confusing status of Arroyo’s TRO

November 20, 2011
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Fairly interesting news today folks, it’s the confusing status of Arroyo’s TRO, tied to these three (3) conditions, leaving me befuddled. 1.) That Gloria post a cash bond of P2 million. 2.) That they should appoint their lawyers to receive in their behalf all the processes or subpoenas that may be issued by the DoJ [...]

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Dumating na ang araw n’yo

November 20, 2011
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(Picture Credits: GMA News) Eto. Basahin nyo na lang. Feel na feel sya nang lola nyo. Magaling na writer tong si Conrado. Nababasa nya ang puso naten. Dumating na ang araw n’yo By: Conrado de Quiros Tapos na nga ang Linggo ng Wika, pero hindi pa rin naman tapos ang Buwan ng Wika, pwede pang [...]

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Solita Monsod: to rush or not rush, that is the question

November 19, 2011
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(Picture Credits: Inquirer) While Solita Monsod still tops my own reading chart, I sort of noticed lately that her writings are not that of the Solita Monsod I know. Take a look at her article: “Rushed” Just what is the definition of “rush”? I figured it must always be based on context. I’m sure De [...]

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Gloria Arroyo barred from leaving the country, then arrested

November 18, 2011
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(Picture Credits: Inquirer) So, I did not get enough sleep nga last night. I was glued to my laptop, jumping from one news item to another, DZMM on the background, chatters on the other. My heart was beating faster than South Korea’s internet connection from the exciting broadway show less the musical, last night. It [...]

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the drama that is gloria

November 16, 2011
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(Picture Credits: GMA News) Yesterday, there was drama happening half-way around the globe that wiped-out the Pacquiao-Marquez controversy, worse, where is Ramona?! This drama involved the most hated “president” of the Philippines inside the most hated airport in the world, the NAIA, Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Who is this woman? She claims to be the [...]

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best actress for her role in the 2004 election fraud and corruption?

November 11, 2011
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(Photo credits: Inquirer) The 2012 Oscar Awards, coming up soon… This one is in the running… Running to the Dominican Republic?!… Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Why President Noynoy and all politicians ignore the state of education in the Philippines

September 11, 2011
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99% of the sons & daughters of politicians go to the best schools in the Philippines and abroad. This is according to the study of Reyna Elena published in Paatras Magazine. The only way to solve the utterly ridiculous education problem in the Philippines is to pass a law mandating that all sons & daughters [...]

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Happy Independence Day. Slaves!

June 12, 2011
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We should be happy. It’s Independence Day. This is our 113th year of being independent from those suckers who put us in one column and called us Los Indios. We should. They’re now just one historia de nada amor. But in a historic role reversal, this is actually our 113th year of being slaves from [...]

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how to understand the fight against corruption

June 6, 2011
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I’m sharing with you today, one of the best articles about understanding the fight against corruption I read. We all need to learn this one. Essential generals written by Artemio V. Panganiban of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It’s about winning the war against corruption. In my mind, it was more of an explanation on how [...]

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And so the Ombudsman Merciditas, Gloria’s eternal protector resigned!

April 30, 2011
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(Photo Credits: GMA News) The Filipino nation had a great day yesterday. The Ombudsman Merciditas, Gloria’s eternal protector resigned. With the announcement. Lito Lapid passed out. He ain’t wearin’ any toga, senorita. It’s like one ugly, disgusting and hideous hair in our noses gone! It’s a feeling of relief. Toilet relief. But it’s not allelujah. [...]

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a whistleblower charged with plunder?!

April 20, 2011
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You know this is soul cleansing week, right? And you know, there are a lot of tifaklong flying around! These are the ones who’d suck up the national budget and if somebody else sucked it up before them, trust me, these crocodiles; they do swallow the national road. So, stop asking why after the last [...]

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The Ombudsman keeps missing the target!

April 17, 2011
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So, I was reading this news about the Ombudsman. They did this and this one too! UNTHINKABLE! Why would they do that?! They normally just ignore these corrupt officials! Especially if the last names were Arroyo? They just sit and be cute! So now, did you notice how the Office of the Ombudsman have been [...]

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Marcos is not a hero! Protest the plan to make him one! Sign this petition!

April 17, 2011
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FERDINAND E. MARCOS is not a hero to the Filipino people. His martial law regime sent hundreds of thousands to jail, made people ‘desaparecidos’ because of their political beliefs. He is now being elevated to become a “hero” and plans are afoot by his families and allies to have him interred in Libingan ng mga [...]

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A response to Danny Cascolan’s outrageous accusations and veiled threats

April 15, 2011
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Here we go again! This is not the first time I received threats over my opinions. If you are a regular reyna reader, you know who they are. So, this article will be archived under online haters, for easy reference. Last Wednesday, I wrote this article: All the symbolism and what EDSA stands for, will [...]

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Mikey Arroyo’s impressive wealth creation!

April 12, 2011
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I was reading this article this morning and then this, and this too. I decided to graph it. Dang! I was depressed! To think that I have been working since B.C. and my net worth? It’s worthless. Some people are just lucky. They strike gold. Me? Nasa Amerika nga ako, kayod kalabaw naman! I’m CPA, [...]

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The wayward teargas

January 28, 2011
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I remember when I was reviewing for the CPA Board Exams. That area in the university belt, being very close to Malacanang Palace has always been and still is ground zero for demonstrations. I could still remember the chants, the teargas and the demonstrators. Nah, I was not even part of the drama, then. We [...]

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Bloggers not allowed here

January 21, 2011
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“Typically naman, there’s fire kasi there’s smoke. There’s smoke because there’s friction. There’s friction because one’s going south, one’s going north. Those two resisting forces coming from the opposite sides creates the smoke, and then the fire, and then the people mingling, and then the cheezmaks. I learned that from NASA. Yes. NASA-kanila na ang [...]

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Protected: In the middle of my job hunt, I was in a storm called: the Philippine Presidential Elections

January 18, 2011
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Going through Ninoy Aquino International Airport is not a very pleasant experience

December 22, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Aileen Brown) Going through Ninoy Aquino International Airport is not a very pleasant experience. Yes, Mamacita! It’s traumatic! Total chaos to the maximum level! You see, I was browsing The Huffington Post today and one of the links that I clicked led me to this article: “The world’s ugliest airports!“ I’m sure you [...]

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The case of the blue-naped parrot with a green beak on the new peso

December 21, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Inquirer) No, it’s not just the case of blue-naped parrot with a green beak on the new peso, where the beak should have been red. But apparently, the location of Tubbataha Reef is also in error as well as some spelling. Oh well. History is pretty early for the Noynoy Aquino Administration. His [...]

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Supreme Court junks suit against Mikey Arroyo!

December 17, 2010
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Yeap! And sends them back to the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) I’m not sure if you are noticing something, but let me recap what I know. 1.) That it’s ok to plagiarize. 2.) That it’s unconstitutional to seek the truth. 3.) The Vizconde Case 4.) Imelda Marcos winning back the Leyte Mansion. I [...]

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What’s the truth with Noynoy’s people?

December 9, 2010
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I’m currently out of town, in some wilderness in South Carolina, attending a three (3) day seminar. I don’t want to have sleepless nights,even when I am not in Seattle. So, here’s my opinion on the latest Supreme Court’s decision. As you all know, the Supreme Court, who said it’s ok to plagiarize, struck down [...]

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Kay Ganda: Romano Family Matters

November 28, 2010
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Family Matters pala ang launching. Kay Ganda talaga. Father – daughter. Na-win daw nang daughter on open bidding. Right. Do they know the meaning of conflict of interest? Wala talaga. We are we are sila. Ayokong mag-mura. Romano admits daughter involved in Pilipinas Kay Ganda launch MANILA, Philippines – Resigned Tourism Undersecretary Vicente Romano confirmed [...]

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IMPUNITY IS NOT AN ISLAND

November 23, 2010
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Today is the anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. The savagery, the brutality of that massacre occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009 in Maguindanao. When will there be justice to the victims of this senseless and vicious crime? When?! Let there justice to the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre! I am reposting an article [...]

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Why is NHA building a central business district?

September 26, 2010
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Photo Credits: AFP It’s tough to be poor. You don’t belong on prime lands. You’d be banished to Siberia, 23 kilometers away, or 45 minutes away. Out from the sight of the rich and big businesses. Worse, the very agency too, mandated to help the unfortunate people, don’t want them. Why NHA is into building [...]

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Impeach Merceditas Gutierrez, and everything will follow.

July 28, 2010
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I soooooo dislike this woman sitting as the Ombudsman! This woman has done so much injustice to the Filipino people for simply sitting there and doing nothing and watch corruption go ballistically gargantuan! She is the reason why corrupts continue to prance around and are not being prosecuted! It’s about time to prosecute Merciditas Gutierrez [...]

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just f?ck it

July 27, 2010
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(Photo Credits: Crave Online) This is a repost. Tinatamad mag-isip ang lola nyo. Besides, I am currently separating the puti sa de kulay. I’ll be driving down South kaya inaayos ko mga karga karga ko. Sana naman bigyan nyo naman ako dyan nang pang-gasolina. Wag kayong mahiya. ~Reynz We’re getting to be known as a [...]

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A reaction to President Benigno Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA)

July 26, 2010
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Let me begin by saying that you will be reading a SONA reaction from a loyal Noynoy Aquino supporter. However, this does not mean that I will be singing kumbaya with my President at all times – just because. Having said that, I will try to be fair with Gloria Arroyo (Can you imagine me [...]

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Party-list system: A failure

July 22, 2010
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Sharing you exactly how I feel about this Partylist System. I want this disbanded. Party-list system: A failure By: Ninez Cacho-Olivares That silly party-list system will have to go, sometime in the near future, because clearly, it has been abused through the years, and will continue to be abused — even by the so-called “cause-oriented [...]

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merciditas gutierrez and why we don’t trust some Philippine institutions

July 11, 2010
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Ferrum Mann posted this on his FB updates: Watching the Ombudsman presscon live. Justifying why it took all of 5 years before she filed a mere malversation and not plunder case against Bolante, et al. The audience (obviously her subordinates) are clapping as she speaks about not being corrupt. WTF? What troubles me is her [...]

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Building a case

July 2, 2010
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From: Philstar Filipinos have often lamented that crooks get away with everything in this country, from petty to large-scale thievery, to domestic violence and even murder. This failure is not always due to corruption, incompetence or the lack of independence in the judicial system. Prosecutors can also bungle a case, leaving courts with no choice [...]

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Ombudsman cleared Gloria and Jose Miguel Arroyo on ZTE anomaly

May 27, 2010
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What a news! The Ombudsman cleared President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo of culpability for their roles in the aborted $329-million national broadband deal known as ZTE controversy, but recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former Commission on Elections chief Benjamin Abalos and Neri. Who is the Ombudsman? Merceditas [...]

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Gawin bang Divisoria and Department of Justice

December 23, 2009
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Oo na. Andyan na ako. Kahit ako, di ko getz kung ba’t naging mga rebelde ang mga murderers sa Ampatuan Massacre sa Maguindanao. But here is what boggles my mind the more… Maguindanao’s provincial administrator, two mayors and other local executives, who were accused of complicity in the massacre of 57 people on November 23, [...]

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He moved his family to a 1-hectare remote island to guard the island

December 20, 2009
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I read this on the Inquirer and I was uber-shocked. This is about a man who moved his family to a 1-hectare remote island to guard the island. Eh ikaw? If you were tasked by your Barangay Captain to move your family to a remote island para lang bantayan ang islang yon to stop dynamite [...]

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Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. should be happy it’s just a camera and not a backhoe

December 19, 2009
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First time I saw this in the Philippines. Security was tight when Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. was brought to the Department of Justice. According to the NBI, they have information and reasons to believe that there are people who will snatch Andal Ampatuan Jr. from their custody. If you listen closely, there’s somebody [...]

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Open Letter to Gloria from Oton, Iloilo

December 14, 2009

Yesterday at 10:02am on Facebook, a re-post Julia Carreon-Lagoc, who graduated from U.P. Diliman in ’59, retired as a newsletter editor of SEAFDEC (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center). She writes a column for The News Today and Panay News, two local papers in Western Visayas. In her column “Accents,” she writes an open letter to [...]

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The new Forbes billionaires: Ampatuans?!

December 14, 2009

At sino ang hindi masusuka sa Maguindanao massacre na hanggang ngayon wala pa atang nahuhuling siguradong sangkot sa kademonyohan dun aber? Pero hindi yan ang nakakasuka of all the nakakasuka. Eto actually sya. Sobrang yaman: Lifetyle check iniutos sa mga Ampatuan How does one explain kung bakit super uber uber and yaman nang mga Ampatuan [...]

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Ang mga warlords and murderers, rebels daw yun. Result? Rebellion. Kaya martial law.

December 13, 2009

Picture Credits: Inquirer Ang mga warlords and murderers, rebels daw yun. Nung chinugi ang mga Mangundatu together with mediamen, invasion daw sya. Result? Rebellion. Kaya martial law. Yan ang verdict ni Gloria about the massacre in Maguindanao to warrant martial law. Ulitin naten mga kabarrio: say it with pissed and puking attitude: Rebellion. Im fak, [...]

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Who will protect us from our protectors?

November 24, 2009

Statement by Inday Espina-Varona, former chair of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines The abduction and murder of around 45 persons, including around a dozen journalists, in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao is a spear thrust in the heart of our fragile democracy. Let us grieve not just for our media colleagues — though theirs [...]

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as your girl or any thing better

November 9, 2009
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Me natanggap akong sulat. An sabi: “Hello My Dear, Lets Build A Favorable Good Relationship For Each Other“ Hello My Dear one! It was very great to me when i found your profile at in my searching for a responsible and reliable person to have a good relationship with and I fond a great spark [...]

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MALACAÑANG says Kapampangans are asking President Gloria to run for Congress next year

November 1, 2009

(Photo Credits: Phototecture) Why would Malacanang even issue an announcement like that? Kapampangans nga ba talaga or she/they asked them para kunyari believable? Share on Facebook Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

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Samoa and the missing tsunami funds

October 29, 2009

Samoa. Where one tsunami swept one day. No warning. No nothing. This is the American Samoa. Where the United States sent million and millions of dollars to prepare the island for emergency like this. Yet, somehow, those millions disappeared of about $13 million in disaster preparedness grant. The allegations are that some of those monies [...]

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Is there something wrong with Filipinos DNA?

October 23, 2009

The City of Philadelphia went wild last night. The Phillies (Philadelphia) beat Dodgers (Los Angeles) 10-4, to win the National League Championship and return to the World Series for a rare chance to win the World Series back to back. Last year, they beat Tampa Bay and they are the only other team to win [...]

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Aanhin pa ang damo kung tigok na ang kabayo? (A special report from a volunteer)

October 22, 2009

Ladies & gentlemen and everyone else in between, this is La Kapitana. One Ella reader sent me an email (Bebe from Toronto, Canada) to pick up Ella’s entry dahil sasakalin na daw nya lahat nang deers na makita nya sa North America sa sobrang galet. She was so agitated that I left a comment on [...]

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What would motivate you to go home to the Philippines?

October 22, 2009

Image via Wikipedia “Filipino scholars’ abroad urged to return to the Philippines and share what they have learned to help improve the country’s academic and industrial sectors. Helpless Filipino politicians??? Sounds charity for the love of country.” Seriously, if any local or multinational company or university in the Philippines hires me, I’ll go home. I [...]

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Editha Fones: Catching a Nigerian on credit card fraud and identity theft

October 13, 2009

Photo Credits: Your Kid’s Identity Is at Risk I’m sure, all of you out there who has an email account, must have been bombarded already with a lot of emails na mayaman ka na dahil natigok ang tyuhin mong di mo kilala who left a billion dollars in an offshore account. There has been a [...]

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"Kaya kayo nakaupo dyan, para ayusin ang Pilipinas!" Aga Muhlach

October 8, 2009

What’s the buzz? On October 2007, Chuva Chienes posted this video of Aga Muchlach, discussing the frustrating governance in the Philippines. Nakita ko uli sya sa Facebook. It’s been going around. It’s interesting though dahil napaka-relevant nung discussion ni Aga during that time – applied to the current, ridiculous, bwisit! leche! argh! eeeeeeeee! ~!@#$%^&* situation. [...]

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